MurayamaKaita,aJapanesepainter,novelistandpoetdiedin1919attheageof22,leavingbehindanimpressiveandtime-defyingbodyofwork.Inhismostrecentfilm,SatoHisayasuoffersasurreal,time-crossing,meta-layeredessayontheartist,hisoriginalityandhislegacy导演采用平实的艺术手法。影像修复技术为历史研究提供工具，全彩处理让历史更加生动，画面呈现增强真实感。但技术使用保持克制，整体色调追求历史真实。整体场面注重人文意义。色彩运用体现严谨理念，声音设计追求内敛风格。　　DearKaitaAblazebringstogetherayoungwomanAzamiobsessedwithMurayama'spainting,ayoungmanSaku,whocanhearunusualfrequenciesandclaimstobeMurayamaorhisspiritualimprintandaquartetofyoungperformerswithpsychicabilities.TheybondoverMurayama’sworkwhichtheyrecreateinperformativedancewhiledrivingtoamysteriouscavecalledAgartha.　　SatoHisayasu(TheEye'sDream,Muscle,TheBedroom),renownedforhispinkuandexplorationofmadnessandlust,returnstoIFFR.DearKaitaAblazeishyper-dense,obsessiveanddriven,effortlesslymashingsurrealismwithsci-fiandmysticism,layeringseeminglyunrelatedeventsandencounterstobringthemtogetherinamonumentalclimax.　　–kijA